Metacognitive Engagement in Activity, MAI-32 Test - the question form

1. From time to time, I ask myself whether I am achieving my life goals.

2. I consider several possible solutions to a problem before choosing a final one.

3. I choose a pace for solving a problem that allows me enough time.

4. Before I begin a task, I think about what information I will need.

5. I can judge how well I did on a task right after I finish it.

6. Before I begin a task, I clearly define its goal.

7. I know what information is especially important in my work.

8. When working on a problem, I periodically ask myself whether I have considered all possible alternatives for solving it.

9. I am able to organize information well.

10. I deliberately focus on information that is important to me.

11. I know exactly why I use different problem-solving strategies.

12. I know what my teacher expects of me.

13. I remember new information well.

14. I use different strategies depending on the situation.

15. I am able to monitor the quality of my decisions.

16. I think of several ways to solve a problem and choose the best one.

17. After I finish a task, I summarize what I have done.

18. When I cannot figure something out, I ask other people for help.

19. I can motivate myself to study when I need to.

20. I am aware of which strategies I use when making decisions.

21. When making an important decision, I tend to evaluate how effective the strategies I use are.

22. I use my intellectual strengths to compensate for my weaknesses.

23. I focus my attention on the meaning and practical value of new information.

24. I automatically use effective problem-solving strategies.

25. When I am learning something new, I periodically pause and ask myself how well I understand the material.

26. I know when each of the strategies I use will be most effective.

27. When I have finished solving a problem, I ask myself whether I have met all the goals I set.

28. When I do not understand something, I change the way I work with the information.

29. I reconsider my assumptions when I have difficulty solving a problem.

30. I tend to ask myself how well I am progressing when I am learning something new.

31. After solving a problem, I ask myself whether I learned anything useful from the process.

32. When new information is not clear to me, I tend to go back to it to rethink it.